What happened to Chris Stewart? I hardly ever notice when he's on the ice for the Blues. 15 goals in like 25 games when he got traded to the Blues last year I had high hopes for him this year. If we get him rollin and Perron Stays healthy, this could be a fun season in St. Louis.

Habs need a new team, not a new coach. (Though Jacques Martin really did suck to the highest standard.)

Some people around here are talking bout bringing in Patrick Roy as new coach, I'd be all for it. I don't recall him ever having a losing season as a coach/gm in the Q. Would be respected and all the ****. Fans would be ecstatic. Players might like having a fiery coach. Perfect candidate. Still, I doubt this happens.

On a side note, I love Lars Eller. Habs should play him with Kostitsyn and Cole for a crazy good line. (And stop ******* hampering every single player's offensive potential. AK, PK, Lars and Pleky have so much offensive upside they could unleash if they were ever allowed to, goddamn it.)

and to be honest, i kind of see where theyre coming from. if a huge portion of your fan base speaks french, wouldnt you want your head coach to communicate to them without a translator? just my thoughts

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and to be honest, i kind of see where theyre coming from. if a huge portion of your fan base speaks french, wouldnt you want your head coach to communicate to them without a translator? just my thoughts

and to be honest, i kind of see where theyre coming from. if a huge portion of your fan base speaks french, wouldnt you want your head coach to communicate to them without a translator? just my thoughts

I really do understand that part for the Canadiens franchise. What I don't understand is Quebec in general.

I'm pretty sure the Habs have as many Swiss players as Québécois, but if they care more about cultural representation than competitive play, then all the power to them.

Sabres called up Marcus Foligno and Derek Whitmore. So pretty much sign with Rochester if you want a shot at the NHL this year. Too soon for Foligno. Whatever. He'll get to play against his brother if he cracks the lineup tomorrow.

and to be honest, i kind of see where theyre coming from. if a huge portion of your fan base speaks french, wouldnt you want your head coach to communicate to them without a translator? just my thoughts

The problem I have with it is that you're seriously limiting your coaching search if you are requiring them to speak a language that only 30% of your country speaks. What the move really says to me is that the Quebec government wants someone from Quebec to get the job. The number of NHL ready coaches in one ******* province would seem to be low.

The problem I have with it is that you're seriously limiting your coaching search if you are requiring them to speak a language that only 30% of your country speaks. What the move really says to me is that the Quebec government wants someone from Quebec to get the job. The number of NHL ready coaches in one ******* province would seem to be low.

Oh I agree. I'm just saying that the people in Quebec liked Crawford a bit more when he made an effort to learn the language rather than none at all. Just getting the positive PR is a good thing.

After taking a look at the HCs in the AHL, probably the closest available candidate would be Clement Jodoin (Hamilton) who used to coach for MTL, and had HC gigs with Halifax, Lewiston, and Rimouski. I wonder if he's next in line for the MTL gig even though he hasn't been that successful at the major junior level.

I hope Florida can get a playoff taste and generate a winning atmosphere/some more fan support as all of their young talent starts to come through. I also hope Huberdeau is healthy in time for the tournament.

This season in Buffalo is just terribly unexciting. It's not fun to watch. People don't want to call out the coaching because of the injuries, but the whole ******* team is a mess. Roy/Stafford/Gaustad, three laughable assistant captains, are ******* terrible and they've been going all year, with just one respectable stretch from Roy between them. Getting guys like Gerbe, Hecht, and even Boyes back would be nice. But the majority of the core outside of Myers is healthy right now and they don't know what the **** they're doing.

I have no idea why they won't put Luke Adam back on the top line. Let's just play him less than every other forward, instead.